RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Colorado >> Douglas County >> OrsaIndex...

Welcome to Orsa ...

Orsa is located in Douglas County<1>.

Orsa is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Orsa is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Orsa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Orsa: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities near Orsa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orsa.

  • Centennial
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Castle Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lone Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Castle Pines North
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
    • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
  • Cherry Hills Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Orsa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orsa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orsa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orsa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orsa. See our Newspapers Page for Orsa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orsa ...

Looking for more information about Orsa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Orsa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orsa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orsa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Orsa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Orsa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.